Episode 332: Understanding the Peacemaker and Enneagram 9's with David and Sissy

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sissy and David dive into Enneagram Nines—their calming presence, deep empathy, and quiet, steady love that makes home feel like a safe place for kids’ big feelings. They also gently name the harder parts for Nines: avoiding conflict, losing their voice, procrastination, and numbing out, especially in parenting. You’ll hear practical ways Nine parents can use their voice, follow through with boundaries, stay present in conflict, and help Nine kids step into their own desires and decisions without losing their beautiful gift of peace. Resources mentioned: The Enneagram Made Easy . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Access Raising Boys and Girls courses here! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ . . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. A special thank you to our sponsors: QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. THRIVE MARKET: Head over to ⁠ThriveMarket.com/rbg⁠ to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift. NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Save an additional 10% on any NIV Application Bible and NIV Application Commentary Resources by visiting faithgateway.com/nivab and using promo code RBG. MERCY SHIPS: Please donate today at MercyShips.org/podcast. OMAHA STEAKS: Visit OmahaSteaks.com for 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And for an extra $35 off, use promo code FUN at checkout. WAYFAIR: Get organized, refreshed, and ready for the holidays for way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:12.4	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:13.5	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:18.3	Let's dive in.
0:25.9	Thank you. for this conversation. Let's dive in. Well, I am so sad. We're coming to the end of the series.
0:30.9	So am I. I'm not ready for it to be over.
0:34.0	I'm not either, but my dog is climbing on the table beside you. Paches, get down. My dog is not the
0:40.7	number we're about to talk about. If you could say dogs are numbers, mine is not this. We neither one
0:45.7	have a nine dog. That is for certain. But I am sad we're coming to the end of this. I have loved
0:51.3	this series. And it's been so fun hearing your feedback. I've had a ball.
0:56.7	But give people some hope. We're going to come back and do what? We're going to come back and do a
1:00.5	wrap-up episode. And so whatever number you are, we're going to give you one, one final
1:06.0	takeaway for yourself and one final takeaway for your kids. Maybe we'll throw in a few bonus things too.
1:11.8	But next episode, no, we've got a great conversation with two human beings we love next that are
1:19.0	wonderful nines. And then we'll be doing the wrap up episode. So stay with us. And then I'm just
1:24.4	going to keep going with all the spoiler alerts. Then we're doing a series that we're
1:29.7	super excited about. We have been having conversations between the two of us about concerns that we
1:35.0	have that we're hearing from kids. We're hearing from parents. And so we wanted to do a mini-series
1:41.5	on what we feel like kids need right now the most.
1:46.1	And we're going to throw in some of what you need to.
1:48.7	But based on what we're talking about every day in our counseling offices.
1:51.5	So get ready for what the kids need right now series two.
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